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Method
- 1
Mix. For the Chocolate Pancakes: Using a fine sieve set over a big bowl, sieve together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, salt, plus bicarbonate of soda. Beat eggs, milk, melted butter, plus espresso powder (if using) till everything is uniformly mixed in a mid-sized bowl. Pour liquid ingredients into dry and lightly mix till batter is just mixed plus moistened (there will still be lumps). Do not overmix this batter. Very gently butter a big non-stick skillet over a mid-sized flame. Drop 2 heaping tablespoons batter in hot skillet plus spread in a 3 to 3 1.3 cm disc. Space discs no less than 1 to 1 1.3 cm apart. Cook till bottoms of pancakes are set, edges are just starting in order to set plus some very little bubbles are just starting in order to form on tops, around 1 minute. Carefully flip pancakes and carry on cooking till done, around 1 minute more using a gently greased silicone spatula. Adjust heat if you need to to prevent excess browning; wipe skillet clean plus butter if you need to between batches. Hold pancakes warm (see notes). For this Chocolate Sauce: In a little saucepan, heat milk to just simmering over a mid-sized flame. Add chocolate; remove from heat and beat till there are no lumps left. Beat in vanilla. Eat at once over pancakes.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 3 mg caffeine (serving: 1 of 6 servings). Source: 0.5 g instant coffee/espresso powder × USDA FDC SR Legacy #171893 (instant coffee powder, 3142 mg/100 g); divided by 6 servings (only if you add the optional coffee).
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 3 mg · 2 servings: 6 mg · 3 servings: 9 mg · 4 servings: 12 mg.
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 1 % of 400 mg. EFSA
18.2 g per serving
36.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 72.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 405 kcal |
| Protein | 9.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 49.3 g |
| of which sugars | 21 g |
| of which free sugars | 18.2 g |
| Fat | 19.9 g |
| of which saturates | 11.2 g |
| Fibre | 5 g |
| Salt | 1.27 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.3 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
